Liberty, Washington

For the unincorporated community in Yakima County, see Liberty, Yakima County, Washington.

Coordinates: 47°15′14″N 120°39′51″W / 47.25389°N 120.66417°W / 47.25389; -120.66417

Crystalline gold specimen from Liberty (detail), overall size 3.6 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm.

Liberty is a small unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.^[1] Following the discovery of gold in Swauk creek in 1873, Liberty was one of several gold-mining camps that sprang up. The Swauk creek discovery is notable for producing specimens of crystalline gold.

Liberty was formerly known as Williams Creek.^[2] It was given its name in 1892 by Gus Nelson.^[3]

References

↑ "Liberty". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Northwest Heritage Resources, Central Washington Heritage Corridor: Leavenworth to Maryhill (Audio CD, track 3) - http://cdbaby.com/cd/nhrsouth4
↑ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.

External links

Many photos of the Liberty Historic District.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minerals of Liberty.

Municipalities and communities of Kittitas County, Washington, United States

County seat: Ellensburg

Cities	Cle Elum Ellensburg Kittitas Roslyn

Town	South Cle Elum

CDPs	Easton Ronald Snoqualmie Pass‡ Thorp Vantage

Unincorporated communities	Bristol Liberty Suncadia Teanaway

Indian reservation	Yakama Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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